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screw palm

screw palm noun: the tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.

Noun

screw palm (plural screw palms)

  1. The tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.
    • A chain of lagoons beautiful with pink and blue water-lilies and noisy with wild duck broke the monotony of the river’s long, dark pools lined with tall cadjuput, Leichhardt pine, and screw palm.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 49

Synonyms of screw palm

Forms of screw palm

pluralscrew palms

Origin of screw palm

From screw + palm: the leaves are organised in a spiral arrangement and the overall shape of the tree is reminiscent of a palm tree.

Questions about screw palm

What does screw palm mean?
Screw palm means the tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.
What part of speech is screw palm?
Screw palm is a noun.
What is the plural of screw palm?
The plural of screw palm is screw palms.

Words near screw palm in the dictionary

  1. screw machines
  2. screw nail
  3. screw nails
  4. screw off
  5. screw over
  6. screw palm
  7. screw palms
  8. screw peg
  9. screw pegs
  10. screw picket
  11. screw pickets

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